Todd Warriner Explained

Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:191
Ntl Team:CAN
Birth Date:January 3, 1974
Birth Place:Blenheim, Ontario, Canada
Draft:4th overall
Draft Year:1992
Draft Team:Quebec Nordiques
Career Start:1994
Career End:2009

Todd Eaton Warriner (born January 3, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. Over the course of his career, Warriner played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Tampa Bay Lightning, Phoenix Coyotes, Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers, and Nashville Predators of the NHL. He also played for several teams in Europe, including Jokerit of the Finnish SM-liiga, and the Hannover Scorpions and Kölner Haie of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

Playing career

Warriner was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques as their first-round pick, #4 overall, in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. He did not play for Quebec though. He played for several teams in the NHL, as well as the AHL, OHL, the Finnish SM-liiga and the Swiss league.

Warriner is also notable for having scored the first goal in the history of the then newly opened Air Canada Centre on February 20, 1999 as a member of the home Toronto Maple Leafs. He was a member of the Canadian team that won the 2005 Deutschland Cup.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1988–89Blenheim BladesGLJHL101450
1989–90Chatham MicMacWOHL4024214512
1990–91Windsor Spitfires573628642611561112
1991–92Windsor SpitfiresOHL 504142836675496
1992–93Windsor SpitfiresOHL 2313213429
1992–93Kitchener RangersOHL 321924433575141914
1993–94Canadian National TeamIntl5412213333
1993–94Kitchener RangersOHL10110
1993–94Cornwall Aces101454
1994–95St. John's Maple LeafsAHL 46 810182241012
1994–95Toronto Maple LeafsNHL5 0 0 0 0
1995–96St. John's Maple LeafsAHL11 5 61116
1995–96Toronto Maple LeafsNHL 57 7 8152661122
1996–97Toronto Maple LeafsNHL 7512213341
1997–98Toronto Maple LeafsNHL 45 5 81320
1998–99Toronto Maple LeafsNHL 53 910192890002
1999–00Toronto Maple LeafsNHL 18 3 1 4 2
1999–00Tampa Bay LightningNHL 5511132434
2000–01Tampa Bay LightningNHL 6410112146
2001–02Phoenix CoyotesNHL 18 0 3 3 8
2001–02Springfield FalconsAHL2 0 0 0 0
2001–02Manitoba MooseAHL 30 7132032
2001–02Vancouver CanucksNHL 14 2 4 61261012
2002–03Vancouver CanucksNHL 30 4 61022
2002–03Philadelphia FlyersNHL 13 2 3 5 6
2002–03Nashville PredatorsNHL60114
2003–04JokeritSM-l13 5 1 6 8802229
2004–05HC Forward-MorgesNLB44233356136
2005–06Hannover ScorpionsDEL501526411481011232
2006–07Hannover ScorpionsDEL1417824
2007–08Kölner HaieDEL391823411081436938
2008–09Kölner HaieDEL3451217185
NHL totals4536589154249212136

International

Broadcasting career

Beginning in the 2012-13 season, Warriner became a colour commentator for TVCogeco's coverage of the Windsor Spitfires.[1] As of 2015, Warriner was a commentator for Sportsnet.

Coaching career

On December 31, 2023, it was announced that the Hanover Indians were hiring Warriner as head coach.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parker . Jim . September 13, 2012 . Cogeco unveils TV crew for Spits . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220202204130/https://windsorstar.com/sports/cogeco-unveils-tv-crew-for-spits . 2022-02-02 . 2022-02-02 . The Windsor Star . en-CA.
  2. Web site: GmbH . EC Hannover Eishockey-Spielbetriebs . Indians mit neuem Coach an der Bande . 2023-12-31 . EC Hannover Eishockey-Spielbetriebs GmbH . de.